In Episode 6 of Hardly Strictly Politics, we take a deep dive into Democratic Socialism--a hot topic right now and a political theory on the rise.
-Updates
-Why are we talking about this now?
-What is Democratic Socialism?
-What do polling trends suggest?
-Philosophical Context
-Politics of Democratic Socialism
-History of Democratic Socialism
-Other points
-A parable
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--Works Cited--
Yaron Answers: Socialism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mOFjIxgxtc
Yaron Answers: How Can Scandinavian Countries Perform So Well Economically?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTOpBPI0L-g
Why Socialism Fails (Functional Philosophy #39)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Mmfxia4dVKs
Joe Rogan - Socialism Could Never Work?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bow9LO_8YGs
NPR Article: Why do Young people like socialism more than older people do?
https://www.npr.org/2015/11/21/456676215/why-do-young-people-like-socialism-more-than-older-people
Democratic Socialists of America -- Government Run Everything
https://www.dsausa.org/govt_run_everything
Preview of Edith Packer's Psychology of a Free Society
https://www.capitalism.net/E_Packer/1-931089-17-5.pdf
Tucker Carlson - Cornell West
Tucker takes on Cornel West over Democratic socialism
